HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth men’s hockey team will play the first round of the 2017 ECAC Hockey Championship at Yale’s Ingalls Rink this weekend.

The Big Green (7-13-2) finished ninth in the league standings with 16 points, two back of the eighth-seeded Bulldogs (7-11-4). Yale has the edge based on two more ties, but more importantly based on two shutout wins at Dartmouth’s expense.

The Bulldogs won the January game in Hanover, 7-0, and then took the game at Ingalls in New Haven last weekend, 4-0.

This marks the second year in a row that these two teams will meet in the postseason after the Green swept the Elis in last season’s quarterfinals. Connor Yau scored the Game 1 (4-3) winner 17:14 into overtime on Friday night before netminder Charles Grant stood on his head to make 46 saves in an incredible Game 2 (2-1) performance to cap the sweep.

Games 1 and 2 on Friday and Saturday will be played at 7 p.m. If necessary, puck drop for Sunday’s Game 3 will also be 7 p.m.

Fans can watch the action via the ECAC Hockey’s postseason streaming service. Adam Giardino will also be in New Haven, broadcasting the games on 94.5 ESPN.

Check back with DartmouthSports.com for continued information regarding the Big Green’s ECAC Hockey postseason picture.